Waterproof pocket



E.I1 EMAV1$ WATERPROOF POCKET Sept. 5, 1950 Filed June 14, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A :i:;]E

Sept. 5, 1950 E. B. DAVIS "WATERPROOF POCKET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 14, 1949' m m a m w F w w 0 M ,A 6 y 61? V m 2 m? a A F a I v 4! m M Y ,v v a B Z m E W a V W lil l l hnlW|| |||1||||||| m w F iin. l l I l I l1.l|V|llu /Illl|l|| 1| 4 m 0 m z 7. M M F m J a F 1 u m K/J F Patented Sept. 5, [950 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE r 2,521,041 I V WATE PROOF POCKET Edgar Davis, Tangerine Fla. Application June 14, 1949, seriainojaaois This invention relates to pockets or purses, and more particularly to a waterproof pocket to be worn on a bathing suit or swimming garment to protect articles carried by the wearer from water.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide a waterproof pocket which can be attached to a garment, belt or strap for carryingon the person of the wearer, which is of simple and economical construction and is permanently sealed on all edges except at one end, which includes manually-operated means for openingand closing such one end and securely sealing such one end when closed, against entrance of water, and which is extremely durable in use and of neat and attractive appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the followin description and the appended claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a waterproof purse illustrative of the invention, showing the purse in closed condition; V

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a fragmentary upper portion of the purse illustrated-in Figure 1 showing the purse in open condition;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a fragmentary portion of the purse showing the purse in closed and folded condition;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross-section of a fragmentary portion of the purse and is taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross-section similar to Figure 4 and taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and diagrammatically illustrates the manner in which the top end of the purse is opened to provide access to the interior thereof;

Figure 6 is a transverse cross-section of the purse-closing clamp bar and is taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a plan view of a blank of flexible material from which the body of the purse is made;

Figure 8 is a plan view of the material blank at a later stage in the manufacture of the purse,

with the blank folded to doubled condition and 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-252) scale to illustrate the means for looking the purse in closed condition;

. Figure 13 is an edge elevation of a fragmentary portion of the purse illustrated in Figure 12; v

Figure liis an elevational view similar to Figure 12, showing the purse in partly unlocked con-. dition;

Figure 15 is an edge elevation of a fragmentary portion of the purse in the conditionillustrated in Figure 111;

Figure '16 is a side elevation of a fragmentary portion of the purse showing the manner of attaching the locking bar to the body of the purse Figure 17 is a longitudinal cross-section on the.

line 11-" of Figure 16; and

Figure 18 is a view similar to Figure 16, :but'

showing the parts in a diflerent operative position from that illustrated in Figure 16.

With continued reference to the drawings, the improved, waterproof pocket comprises, in general, a body portion In of flexible, waterproof material, suchas a coated fabric, synthetic or natural rubber, or synthetic resin sheet material, hav-v ing a pairof tabs ll projectingoutwardly from respectively opposite sides of the body portion, a resilient bar I2 secured to one side of the body portion at one end of the latter,'a locking bar or clamp bar I3 pivotally secured at one end to the resilient bar l2 at one end of the latter, and a locking clip l4 pivotally carried 'by the clamp bar l3 at the opposite end of theclamp bar;

In manufacturing the pocket, a blank is first prepared, as illustrated in Figure. 7. This blank is of elongated, rectangular shape and is provided with symmetrically reduced end portions l5 and with outwardly-projecting tabs l6, two of which are disposed adjacent one of the end portions 15, and at respectively opposite sides of the blank, and the otherv two of which are disposed adjacent the other end portion I5, and also at respectively opposite sides of the blank.

After the blank has been prepared, as illustrated in Figure I, it is transversely folded at its mid-length position, as indicated by the dotted line H, so that it is doubled to provide two superimposed, substantially identical side walls 18 and I9, as illustrated in Figures 8 and 9, and these side walls are permanently sealed together along their opposite side edges extending from respectively opposite ends of the transverse fold II, as indicated by the dotted line 20 in Figure 8. The side walls l8 and IQ of the pocket are then joined together along three edges, but are separate along the transverse edges of the reduced end portions II which is the top end of thepocket. The oppo- What is claimed is:

1. A waterproof pocket comprising a generally rectangular piece of flexible, waterproof material transversely folded at its mid-length location to provide two opposite side walls, said two side walls being permanently sealed together along their opposite longitudinal edges extending from the respectively opposite ends of the transverse fold, a resilient bar secured to that edge of one of said side walls which extends between the ends of said sealed edges remote from the transverse fold, a clamp bar of U-shaped cross-section pivotally secured at one end to said resilient bar at one end of the latter, and a clip pivotally secured to said clamp bar at its opposite end, said clamp bar being attached to said resilient bar in a manner such that the open end of said clamp bar is opposed to the outer edge of said resilient bar only after said resilient bar has been wrapped for one-half-turn in said side walls at the end of said pocket at which said resilient bar is attached.

2 A waterproof pocket comprising a piece of flexible, waterproof material folded to provide two opposite side walls, said side walls being sealed together along their opposite longitudinal edges and separate at one end of the pocket, and means providing a waterproof closure of said one end of the pocket comprising a resilient, flat bar extending transversely of and secured to one of said side walls at said one end of the pocket, said resilient bar being turnable through one-halfturn to wrap the material of said side walls and said one end of the pocket around said resilient bar, and a clamp 'bar of U-shaped cross-section pivotally connected at one end to said resilient bar at one end of the latter and movable relative to said resilient bar when the latter has been turned to wrap the side wall material therearound to embracingly receive said resilient bar and the wrapped side wall material to thereby 6 maintain the side wall material wrapped around said resilient bar and said one end of the pocket tightly closed.

3. A waterproof pocket comprising side Walls of flexible, waterproof material having separate edges along one end of the pocket and the remainder of their edges joined together, and closure means for said one end of the pocket comprising an elongated bar secured to one of said side walls and extending along the edge of the latter at said one end of the pocket, and a clamp bar of u-shaped cross-section pivotally connected at one end to said first-mentioned bar at one end of the latter and movable relative to said first-mentioned bar to embracingly receive the latter with side wall material at the open end of the pocket wrapped therearound, a projection on the end of the first-mentioned bar opposite the end of the latter to which said clamp bar is pivotally connected, and a clip of U-shaped cross-section pivotally connected to said clamp bar at the end of the latter opposite the end pivotally connected to said first-mentioned bar, said clip being engageable with said projection to releasably maintain said first-mentioned bar in said clamp bar.

EDGAR B. DAVIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,028,970 Scheuck June 11, 1912 1,331,508 Kolodny Feb. 24, 1920 1,566,867 Heitzer et a1. Dec. 22, 1925 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 167,974 Switzerland June 16, 1934; 

